Frozen Motion Practice

 Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec

Aperture: f/3.4
The picture turned out well and it is not blurry.

Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec

Aperture: f/4.2

The picture turned out okay but Charlotte's feet are a little blurry.

Shutter Speed: 1/4 sec
Aperture: f/8.6
The picture turned out horrible and Charlotte is just a blurry blob.

Texture Layers, Opacity & Blending Modes

First I exported both pictures from Lightroom to Photoshop. Then I copied the texture picture and pasted it on the picture of the shoes. I changed the opacity to 27% and selected blending mode normal. The texture overlay adds a feeling of oldness to the picture and makes it look more vintage.

Text With Layer Blending Modes

First I opened photoshop and added a gradient background. I used normal mode, linear gradient, in the purple/pink color. Then I typed the word "meow" in the font poplar std, size 190 pt, in the color maroon. After, I used the warp text tool and added the fisheye effect and bent it +67%. Next I used the drop shadow tool in the blend mode linear burn, opacity 87%, angle -143. Then i used the inner shadow post with blend mode multiply, opacity 75%, angle -143. After I used the pattern overlay tool with blend mode normal and opacity 24%. Next I used the bevel and emboss tool with the contour inner bevel, depth 171%, in the down direction. Finally, I used the stroke tool in the size 4 px, outside position, blend mode normal, and fill type color.

Chrysanthemum Color Change Project

This is the before picture.

First I opened the picture in photoshop and created a new layer. Then I used color range to select just the flower. After, I slid the fuzziness slider to get the best detail while keeping the background black. Then I used color balance to adjust the colors in the shadows, midtones, and highlights to make the flower yellow. Then I went to Image > Mode > 8/bit. And finally I went to Filter Gallery > Distort > Diffuse Glow.

Macro Lens Flower Project

I used a macro lens to take these pictures. I also put drops of saline on the petals to look like water drops. Then I used the clone stamp tool in photoshop because the saline left white marks on the petals. After that, I cropped the pictures down to 4X7. I opened a new document and used guide lines to help me place the pictures in the correct places. I put two vertically at .5 in and 6.5 in. Then I put two horizontally at .5 in and 4.5 in.

Semester 1 Final

 This is the before picture.

 This is the after picture. I converted it to black and white, increased the contrast, made it brighter, and changed the blacks. Then I burned the light in the middle to make it a little bit darker. I also used lens vignetting to make the corners darker.

 This is the before picture.

 This is the after picture. I converted it to black and white, made it brighter, and increased the contrast.

 This is the before picture.

 This is the after picture. I converted it to black and white, increased the contrast, made the blacks blacker, and increased the sharpness. I also used lens vignetting to make the corners a little bit darker.

 This is the before picture.

This the after picture. I converted it to black ad white, increased the contrast, and increased the sharpness. Then I used the clone stamp tool in photoshop to erase the arms and legs because it looked to much like a creepy doll. Also, I cropped out the bottom.

Holiday Lights Extra Credit